US4421743AExpiredUtility

Antihypertension treatment

Assignee: T & R CHEMICALS INCPriority: Sep 14, 1979Filed: Jan 5, 1982Granted: Dec 20, 1983

Est. expirySep 14, 1999(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Jose A. Alvarez

A61K 33/04

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Abstract

The treatment of mammals with alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and ammonium salts of sulfites and bisulfites suffering from hypertension is described.

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       1. A method of treating hypertension in a human suffering from said condition comprising introducing into said human an antihypertensively effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metals and ammonium sulfites and bisulfites, and alkali metal metabisulfites at a pharmaceutically effective rate of from about 0.2 to 50.0 mgm thereof per kilogram of body weight per 24 hours. 
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 in which the antihypertensive compound is sodium bisulfite. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 in which the antihypertensive compound is sodium metabisulfite. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1 in which said compound is administered orally.

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